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Chapter 21: The Fourth Month!
After Ash made a deal with Arceus and coming home to help with things at the house, Misty, May, Dawn, Mrs. Ketchum, and Ash are gonna be surprised when they get two surprise visitors.
(At Mrs. Ketchum's House)
Mrs. Ketchum had Ash doing some cleaning chores since Misty, May, and Dawn couldn't do too much as their backs would start to ache from standing too long.
Mrs. Ketchum was glad to have Ash back since he was so willing to help around and he could take over with certain things when Misty, May, and Dawn couldn't do them anymore.
Ash was busy dusting when the doorbell rang and Mrs. Ketchum, who was in the kitchen cleaning the dishes after lunch, went to the door and looked through her peephole before she answered the door.
"Oh no! Ash, upstairs now!" said Mrs. Ketchum in a whisper that was loud enough for everyone to hear her.
"Ok. Why? Who's at the door?" asked Ash, putting down the duster and coming into the entry hall.
"Because Professor Oak and Gary are on the other side of the door and they don't know about your deal with Arceus!" replied Mrs. Ketchum, pointing to the front door.
"Ok. Let me know when they're gone." said Ash, taking off upstairs two at a time up the stairs.
Mrs. Ketchum answered the door with a smile as she was happy to see Professor Oak and Gary since she hasn't seen them since Ash's funeral.
"Hello, Professor. Hello, Gary. Please come in. How have you two been?" asked Mrs. Ketchum, letting them in and taking them into the family room, where Misty, May, and Dawn were.
"Hello, Delia. We're fine. How are you doing since Ash's sudden death a year and four months ago?" asked Professor Oak as he and Gary sat down on the couch with Misty on Gary's right and May and Dawn took the two armchairs while Mrs. Ketchum grabbed a chair from the kitchen to sit on by May.
"We're hanging in there. We just couldn't believe that Ash died for a minute after the news broadcasted that, but we believed it after that." replied Mrs. Ketchum with Misty, May, and Dawn agreeing with her.
"Now what about you three?" asked Gary, looking at Misty, May, and Dawn curiously.
"I'm doing fine. May, Dawn, and I have been busy for a couple of months now." replied Misty, thinking about the babies that were sleeping upstairs in their cribs.
"You mean with the babies?" asked Professor Oak curiously.
"Yeah." replied Misty, May, and Dawn in unison.
"What do you mean babies?" asked Gary shocked.
"Gary, Misty, May, and Dawn had kids a couple of months ago." replied Mrs. Ketchum.
"Who's the father of the babies?" asked Gary, still in shock.
"Ash." replied the four girls in unison.
"You mean? He had enough to get you three pregnant?" asked Gary, thinking about how Ash wasn't that brave to do that.
"Yep." replied the three girls in unison.
(With Ash)
"Man, I hate this. I wonder when they will reveal to Professor and Gary that I'm coming back. Knowing them probably not for a good little while. When will they leave? I'm so hungry!" thought Ash as his stomach growled for food.
He clutched his stomach as his stomach growled again, but it was slightly louder than before.
"I wonder if they would mind if I snuck down and got a little snack?" thought Ash, opening his bedroom's door and heading downstairs. (Ash didn't get a chance to eat lunch as he was cleaning so much. Just to let you know.)
(Back With The Others)
They were busy talking about what had been happening in the Leagues since Ash had died when there was a loud thud that came from the stairs.
Mrs. Ketchum saw that Ash had fallen onto his back after falling down the stairs and noticed that, despite being stunned by landing on his back, he got up and ran into the kitchen so that no one would see him when they turned around.
"What was that?" asked Professor Oak and Gary in unison as they turned around to see nothing.
"Maybe that was Mimey dropping something by accident." replied Mrs. Ketchum, looking nervous as they were hoping that the two researchers wouldn't notice her nervousness.
"Maybe, but it didn't sound like Mr. Mime. It kind of sounded like Ash landing on his back when we were playing when we were younger. Those were good times." said Gary, thinking about how Ash would sometimes fall down the stairs and land on his back when they were younger and before they went on their journeys.
They all just looked at him like he was crazy, but they quickly dismissed what Gary had said.
(Back With Ash)
"OW! Man that hurt! Why wasn't I looking for a small ball on the stairs? I'm glad that I made myself move because I don't want Professor and Gary to know that I'm coming back until later. Now, to fix something and then, head back upstairs." thought Ash, getting bread out of the refrigerator and the peanut butter and jelly to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
He got a knife out of the silverware drawer and started to make the sandwich until he dropped the knife after spreading the peanut butter on a slice of bread.
He tried to catch it, but he didn't make it in time and it landed on the floor with a loud clang.
(Back With The Others)
"What was that again?" asked the researchers in unison as they turned to look at the kitchen doorway.
"That was nothing. Probably your imagination." replied Mrs. Ketchum, looking more nervous than ever.
"Yeah." said the three girls in unison as they agreed with Mrs. Ketchum as they also had nervous looks on their faces.
"No. We really heard that. Delia, what's going on here?" asked Professor Oak as he and Gary stood up from the couch.
"I guess we can't hide this anymore. Come on out here!" called Mrs. Ketchum to the kitchen and Ash soon knew that she wanted him to reveal himself to Professor Oak and Gary.
He walked over to the doorway and revealed himself to the two researchers.
"WHAT? HOW COULD ASH BE HERE?" yelled the two Oaks in unison before fainting as they weren't expecting to see Ash again.
(A Few Minutes Later)
The researchers were waking up and Professor Oak was looking into Mrs. Ketchum's face while Gary was looking into the three girls' faces.
They awoke with a start as they were thinking that all of this had just been a dream.
Their theory of a dream shattered when they saw Ash walking into the family room with two glasses of water for them.
"How can it be that Ash is here?" asked Professor Oak with Gary nodding his head in agreement after Ash handed them their glasses of water.
"Ash, would you like to explain?" asked May curiously.
"Sure." replied Ash, standing in front of Professor Oak and Gary with the others sitting back down.
Ash told them everything about the deal and what could happen if he didn't complete them by the girls' ninth month.
"Oh my. Ash, do you know how dangerous that deal is?" asked Professor Oak, realizing what the consequences were.
"I do, but I just know that I have to be human again. I just can't stand being a ghost and dead." said Ash, thinking about how life was so much fun compared to this.
Then, Gary did an unthinkable thing that even he wouldn't do: He hugged Ash.
"It's nice to know that you'll be back to life in five months." said Gary, still hugging Ash, which scared Ash at first and then, he hugged Gary back.
(An Hour Later)
After Professor Oak and Gary stayed for a little while longer, they decided to head back to the lab to take care of the pokemon.
Once they had left, Mrs. Ketchum decided to go ahead and do the girls' check-ups with Ash helping like usual.
(15 Minutes Later)
After she checked Misty, May, and Dawn and found that they were doing well, she and Ash decided to go to her bedroom and talk for a while so that they could catch up on what's been going on with the both of them.
Both Ash and Mrs. Ketchum enjoyed their time together before they went downstairs to fix dinner.
(Later That Day)
Once they had dinner, they stayed up for a little while, watching TV as all of them weren't ready to go to sleep just yet, but after a couple of hours watching TV, they decided to go to bed because they were starting to get pretty tired.
After Professor Oak and Gary visited and found out about Ash, Ash will have a dream that will scare him and the girls will try to help him get over it.
Hope you enjoyed Chapter 21! I decided to throw Professor Oak and Gary in because I wanted you to see what might've happened if Brock, who's not gonna be in the fic, or any other character would come into the storyline. See ya later!
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